Ingolf vs Rainer
Ingolf and Rainercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1974, Ingolf was ranked #615 and Rainer #573 among boys in Norway.
Ingolf and Rainer over time
Ingolf and Rainer appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Ingolf held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rainer in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ingolf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rainer in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ingolf and Rainer changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 1974, ending at #615 and #573.
List by list
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1952–1974
Ingolf held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Rainer in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ingolf #191 in 1952, Rainer #332 in 1960.
The order changed in 1974: Rainer moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #552 and #564; by 1974 that had become #615 and #573.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Ingolf #615, Rainer #573.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ingolf | Rainer |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #619 (1984) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingolf and Rainer both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingolf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #187 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1984
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1984).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #619 among boys in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Boys
Rainer
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1992
Highest recorded position: #332 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1952–1992).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys